GMAT-Section-3-Verbal-Ability Section Three : Verbal Ability - Practice Questions

Question 7 (Critical Reasoning Questions)

Technological education is worsening. People between eighteen and twenty-four, who are just emerging from their formal education, are more likely to be technologically illiterate than somewhat older adults. And yet, issues for public referenda will increasingly involve aspects of technology. Which of the following conclusions can be properly drawn from the statements above?

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If all young people are to make informed decisions on public referenda, many of them must learn more about technology.
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Thorough studies of technological issues and innovations should be made a required part of the public and private school curriculum.
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It should be suggested that prospective voters attend applied science courses in order to acquire a minimal competency in technical matters.
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If young people are not to be overly influenced by famous technocrats, they must increase their knowledge of pure science.
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On public referenda issues, young people tend to confuse real or probable technologies with impossible ideals.

Question 8 (Critical Reasoning Questions)

Some governments have tried to make alcohol and tobacco less attractive to consumers by regulating what can be shown in advertisements for these products, rather than by banning advertising of them altogether. However, the need to obey the letter of these restrictions has actually stimulated advertisers to create advertisements that are more inventive and humorous than they were prior to the restrictions’ introduction.

which of the following, if true, would, in conjunction with the statements above, best support the conclusion that the government policy described above fails to achieve its objective?

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Because of the revenues gained from the sale of alcohol and tobacco, governments have no real interest in making these products less attractive to consumers.
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Advertisers tend to create inventive and humorous advertisements only if they have some particular reason to do so.
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Banning advertising of alcohol and tobacco is a particularly effective way of making these products less attractive to consumers.
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With the policy in place, advertisements for alcohol and tobacco have become far more inventive and humorous than advertisements for other kinds of products.
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The more inventive an advertisement is, the more attractive it makes the advertised product appear.

Question 9 (Critical Reasoning Questions)

Which of the following, if true, is the most logical completion of the argument below?

The tax system of the Republic of Grootland encourages borrowing by granting its taxpayers tax relief for interest paid on loans. The system also discourages saving by taxing any interest earned on savings. Nevertheless, it is clear that Grootland’s tax system does not consistently favor borrowing over saving, for if it did, there would be no ______

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tax relief in Grootland for those portions of a taxpayer’s income, if any, that are set aside to increase that taxpayer’s total savings
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tax relief in Grootland for the processing fees that taxpayers pay to lending institutions when obtaining certain kinds of loans
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tax relief in Grootland for interest that taxpayers are charged on the unpaid balance in credit card accounts
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taxes due in Grootland on the cash value of gifts received by taxpayers from banks trying to encourage people to open savings accounts
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taxes due in Grootland on the amount that a taxpayer has invested in interest-bearing savings accounts

GMAT-Section-3-Verbal-Ability – Section Three : Verbal Ability